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Philippines typhoon toll climbs to 2,357Philippines typhoon toll climbs to 2,357

Philippines typhoon toll climbs to 2,357

The number of deaths in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan rose to 2,357, a government agency said

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Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UNAfghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

A new survey found that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year, with a 36 percent…

10 years ago
Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

The killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani has fuelled talks of a rift between Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services…

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Bangladesh apparel makers decide to shut factoriesBangladesh apparel makers decide to shut factories

Bangladesh apparel makers decide to shut factories

The apex body of Bangladesh's woven garment manufacturers on Wednesday decided to shut down all garment factories in Ashulia on…

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10,000 feared dead in Philippines by typhoon ‘Haiyan’10,000 feared dead in Philippines by typhoon ‘Haiyan’

10,000 feared dead in Philippines by typhoon ‘Haiyan’

An estimated 10,000 people in central Philippine province of Leyte might have been killed by super typhoon 'Haiyan', media reported…

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1.7 mln Philippine children affected by super typhoon Haiyan1.7 mln Philippine children affected by super typhoon Haiyan

1.7 mln Philippine children affected by super typhoon Haiyan

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) confirmed that up to 1.7 million Philippine children could be affected by super typhoon…

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Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013

Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013

The 25-year-old defeated 86 contestants including Miss India Manasi Moghe

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US Senate passes rights bill for LGBTUS Senate passes rights bill for LGBT

US Senate passes rights bill for LGBT

The US Senate approved a bill prohibiting discrimination at work over sexual orientation or gender identity, but the measure faces…

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Ranbaxy whistle-blower says drug maker faked dataRanbaxy whistle-blower says drug maker faked data

Ranbaxy whistle-blower says drug maker faked data

An Indian origin whistle-blower, who exposed a massive fraud by the Indian pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy, has accused the generic drug…

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Indian students surge in the USIndian students surge in the US

Indian students surge in the US

Indian students largely drove the growth of new foreign enrolment in US graduate schools this year with a 40 percent…

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Australia’s unemployment rate risesAustralia’s unemployment rate rises

Australia’s unemployment rate rises

Australia's unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 5.7 percent in October, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported on…

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People evacuated as volcano erupts in IndonesiaPeople evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

People evacuated as volcano erupts in Indonesia

The authorities in Indonesia's Karo district of North Sumatra province evacuated 1,293 people from the slope of Mount Sinabung that…

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World War II bomb defused in German cityWorld War II bomb defused in German city

World War II bomb defused in German city

Bomb experts defused a 1,800-kg bomb from World War II on Sunday in the western German city of Dortmund after…

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Pakistan Taliban appoint Asmatullah Shaheen as interim chiefPakistan Taliban appoint Asmatullah Shaheen as interim chief

Pakistan Taliban appoint Asmatullah Shaheen as interim chief

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have appointed Asmatullah Shaheen as their interim leader after differences emerged among the ranks on a…

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Putin named most powerful person in the world: ForbesPutin named most powerful person in the world: Forbes

Putin named most powerful person in the world: Forbes

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named the most powerful person in the world by Forbes.

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NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around…

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Sonia Gandhi is world’s third most powerful woman

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been listed the third most powerful woman as Russian President Vladimir Putin beat President Barack…

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Pakistan not to convert death penalty into life sentence

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said in the upper house of parliament that there was no…

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